Greenlee County Detention Overview
The Greenlee County Detention Facility is the primary local detention facility identified for Greenlee County inmate-population research. It is operated by the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office. The current sheriff profile lists Sheriff Eric Ellison, Chief Deputy Brett Jensen, Jail Commander Tyler Attaway, and Patrol Lieutenant Gabe Guerrero. Jail-specific county pages route detention questions to 928-865-4159, while the Sheriff's Office records materials list 928-865-4149 for sheriff and records contact.
The jail holds local pretrial detainees, misdemeanor jail commitments, Greenlee County court commitments, outside-agency holds, and approved work-release or work-furlough inmates. Greenlee's official pages do not identify a separate city jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center inside the county. People sentenced to Arizona state prison move to Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry systems rather than remaining in the Greenlee jail lookup channel.
Official jail pages reviewed did not publish a verified physical street address for the detention building. The county's mail and records materials repeatedly use PO Box 998 in Clifton. Visitors should call the detention phone before travel to confirm the correct entrance, lobby process, accessibility needs, and whether a video visit or in-person task is available that day.
Greenlee Detention Capacity
Current official Greenlee County jail capacity and average daily population were not located in the reviewed county jail pages. The county publishes monthly GCSO Jail Logs, but those are booking-log rows and should not be treated as a live population count. Historical Vera county data listed Greenlee rated capacity in the 34 to 41 range from 2009 through 2013, with total jail population figures in the 26 to 31 range for that same historical period. Those figures are useful context only, not a current bed rating.
Recent public evidence is stronger for booking volume than for daily population. Greenlee's 2024 monthly jail logs from January through June show roughly 25 to 42 rows per month. A row may reflect an arrest, court commitment, probation issue, DOC hold, courtesy hold, or outside-agency booking. Do not add those rows together as current custody. They show flow through the facility, not how many people were housed on a given day.
Greenlee Facility Inmate Lookup
Greenlee County did not publish a live searchable inmate roster in the official sources reviewed. The online county channel is the GCSO Jail Logs page, which links monthly PDFs from 2018 through June 2024. Those logs are helpful for past booking research. They are not a current custody list. For a current Greenlee County Detention Facility inmate lookup, call the detention facility at 928-865-4159 or use the Sheriff's public-record process when a booking record or jail record is not posted online.
- Use the GCSO Jail Logs page when researching a past booking month from the available PDF index.
- Open the month closest to the arrest or commitment date and search the PDF for the person's last name, first name, or ARS charge.
- Read the row for name, date, ARS/charges, release date if listed, and agency booked for.
- Call 928-865-4159 if the question is current custody, release, transfer, or whether the person is still held at the jail.
- For records not online, use the Greenlee Sheriff's records-request form and describe the person, date range, and requested record.
If a person was sentenced to Arizona state prison after a Greenlee case, the county jail logs stop being the primary lookup path. Use the statewide ADCRR Inmate Data Search for sentenced state-prison custody. For federal prisoners, use the BOP Inmate Locator. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS. Each system covers a different custody type.
Greenlee Jail Log Fields
The Greenlee County Detention Facility public online record is thinner than a live jail roster in larger counties. A reviewed 2024 jail-log sample showed name and booking-log information but no mugshot, booking number, bond amount, court date, housing unit, physical description, or full custody status. That makes the log useful for identifying a booking, but not enough to confirm all court or release facts.
| Field | What It Shows | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Last, First, Middle | Name listed on the jail-log row. | Confirm identity before relying on common names. |
| Date | Booking or log date. | Not a live custody timestamp. |
| ARS/Charges | Arizona statute or charge text tied to booking. | Filed court charges may differ later. |
| Release Date | Release date when shown. | May be blank or not a full status field. |
| Agency Booked For | County, police, DPS, court, or outside agency. | Does not explain every hold or warrant term. |
Greenlee Facility Contact
The official jail and sheriff materials separate detention questions from records requests. Use the detention phone for current custody, visitation, phone/video, and immediate jail questions. Use the Sheriff's Office public-record contact for copies of jail records, booking records, or records not posted online. Because no verified physical detention-facility street address was located in current official jail pages, the contact block uses the published mail and records address only.
Greenlee County Detention Facility
Mail and records address:
PO Box 998
Clifton, AZ 85533
Detention phone: 928-865-4159
Sheriff's Office records phone: 928-865-4149
Sheriff Records Contact
Irene Alva
ialva@greenlee.az.gov
928-865-4149
Use the public-record reproduction request form for copies.
Greenlee Detention Visitation
Greenlee uses HomeWAV for video visitation, phone calls, and messaging. The county says inmates can use kiosks to place and receive calls, receive video visits, order commissary, and file institutional paperwork. The Greenlee jail visitation page lists one free on-site video visit per week, unlimited off-site visits, and 30-minute visit lengths. Visitor ID, dress code, child-visitor, and background-check details were not located in the official visitation page reviewed, so confirm those details with the jail before scheduling.
The official Greenlee jail visitation information page shows the HomeWAV video visit and communication details used by the facility.
That county page is the best online source for posted visit blocks and communication fees, but it does not replace a custody-status call before travel.
| Visit or Communication | Schedule or Access | Cost or Limit |
|---|---|---|
| On-site video visit | Daily: 8:30-11:00 a.m.; 12:30-3:00 p.m.; 4:30-9:00 p.m. | One free on-site video visit per week; 30 minutes. |
| Off-site video visit | Same posted daily blocks, subject to HomeWAV account controls. | Unlimited off-site visits; $0.50/minute; 30 minutes. |
| Phone calls | Through inmate kiosk and HomeWAV system. | $0.20/minute. |
| Instant messages | Through the HomeWAV system. | $0.50/message. |
Call 928-865-4159 before travel if a visitor needs accessible entry, has account problems, or is unsure whether the person is still held at the facility. Greenlee County is rural, and the official jail pages did not publish jail-specific parking, transit, or visitor-entry details.
Mail and Money
Greenlee's inmate mail page links official mail rules. Mail should be addressed to the inmate in care of the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office at PO Box 998 in Clifton. Personal incoming and outgoing mail may be searched, and mail may be used as evidence if it violates law or jail rules. Privileged or legal mail must be marked as such and is inspected in the inmate's presence for safety, security, and order concerns.
| Service | Greenlee Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail format | Inmate's Name, C/O The Greenlee County Sheriff's Office, PO Box 998, Clifton, AZ 85533. |
| Mail limits | No over-the-counter items; no inmate-to-inmate mail from other correctional institutions. |
| Books | Paperback, coloring, or puzzle books must come directly from publisher or online retailer and meet jail rules. |
| Account money by mail | Money orders, checks, cash, and negotiable items are not accepted in mail for inmate accounts. |
Commissary is handled through Summit Food Services, and Greenlee identifies JailATM for deposits and care packages. The county says it no longer offers Keefe Commissary or Access Corrections for this jail. Released inmates receive remaining funds on a debit card, while transferred inmates leave with a check.
The county's inmate commissary page identifies the current Greenlee vendors and fee structure for jail deposits and care packages.
Use that Greenlee page before sending funds because the county specifically says Keefe Commissary and Access Corrections are not the current options.
| Commissary or Deposit Item | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| Commissary provider | Summit Food Services. |
| Deposit channels | Lobby cash, credit, or debit machine; JailATM. |
| Cash deposit fee | $3.25. |
| Credit/debit deposit fee | $3.25 or 10%, whichever is greater. |
| JailATM fee | 10% flat fee. |
Greenlee Booking and Intake
Greenlee's official materials do not publish a full intake manual, but the county materials identify the main custody steps. A person may be booked after a local arrest, warrant, court commitment, probation matter, DOC hold, courtesy hold, or outside-agency request. Detention staff confirm identity, conduct search and property procedures, handle fingerprinting and intake tasks, and create internal jail records. A public jail-log row may later show the basic booking fields.
The booking record is separate from the court record. A jail log may show ARS/charges at intake, while the County Attorney may later file different charges in court. For court charges after a Greenlee arrest, search Arizona Public Access or eAccess and confirm with the court or clerk. For current custody, use the detention phone line.
- Booking
- The jail intake record created after arrest, warrant service, commitment, or another custody event.
- Detainer
- A notice or hold from another agency that may keep a person in custody after local bond issues are handled.
- Classification
- The jail's security and housing assessment. Greenlee did not publish public housing-unit details in the reviewed logs.
- Commitment
- A court order requiring jail time, including some work-release or work-furlough cases.
Greenlee Work Release
Greenlee's most detailed jail program material is the work-release and work-furlough program. The program is for eligible sentenced inmates and cites Arizona county prisoner work-release authority under A.R.S. 11-459. The packet must be submitted at least seven days before the court-ordered commitment. The first 48 hours are served in jail before the inmate may leave for approved work.
| Requirement or Fee | Greenlee Rule |
|---|---|
| Packet deadline | At least seven days before commitment. |
| Employer information | Employer signature, work schedule, and recent check stubs are required. |
| Medical needs | Medical consultation seven days before commitment if medical needs exist. |
| Resident work release | $10/day for Greenlee County court sentence. |
| Other court system | $60/day for other court system work release or commitment. |
| Other-agency holds | $60/day listed by Greenlee's jail housing-fee page. |
Eligibility is not automatic. Greenlee's packet notes that risk to self or the community, past violence, serious or repetitive offender criteria, a current felony jail sentence, another legal hold, or lack of judicial approval can disqualify an applicant. The jail housing-fee page should be checked before payment, and Jail Commander Tyler Attaway should be contacted through the detention phone or published email when a work-release commitment is planned.
Greenlee Jail Records Requests
Arizona public-record law is the access framework for Greenlee jail records that are not posted online. A.R.S. 39-121 states that public records in the custody of public officers are open to inspection during office hours. A.R.S. 39-121.01 covers public bodies' record-maintenance and copy duties. A.R.S. 39-121.03 governs commercial-purpose requests, and Greenlee's public-record reproduction request form asks requesters to address that statute when relevant.
The Sheriff's form asks for requested format, a specific description of the public records, commercial-purpose information if any, signature, printed name, address, phone, and email. For a Greenlee County Detention Facility record, describe the person, booking or arrest date, agency if known, case number if known, and the exact record requested. Examples include a jail log entry, booking record, booking photo, incident report, or release information.
Note: Call 928-865-4159 before visiting for custody or visitation because no verified jail street-entry address was located in official pages.